- Paperback: 187 pages
- Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing; 1 edition (May 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1565233182
- ISBN-13: 978-1565233188
- Product Dimensions: 28.8 x 21.2 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 885 g
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#210,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #29 in Books > Home & Garden > How-to & Home Improvements > Power Tools
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First place winner, 2008 Golden Hammer Awards, National Association of Home and Workshop Writers (NAHW)
"Right on the money . . . it's a shop manual you'll want to keep close at hand regardless of how seasoned a woodworker you become." —Canadian Woodworking Magazine E-Newsletter
Product Description
This essential guide to woodworking’s most versatile tool includes a thorough analysis on everything needed to know in order to purchase, setup, use, and maintain a band saw. This book details what woodworkers need to know before purchasing a saw—including the eight questions to ask before buying a used saw—along with topics such as a part-by-part overview of every component of the saw, techniques of set-up and alignment, choosing the right blade, and understanding hand positioning to provide any woodworker with the most complete guide to a band saw. Special sections are devoted to band saw accessories, how to deal with common problems, and how to maintain a band saw to keep it running effectively and efficiently for years.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (15 customer reviews)
27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Misses the mark a bit, Aug 7 2008
By New England Yankee - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The New Complete Guide to the Band Saw: Everything You Need to Know about the Most Important Saw in the Shop (Paperback)
As I own, and liked, Mark Duginski's original bandsaw book, I was looking forward to the updated version. Well, is IS better than the original. The format is certainly more up-to-date, as are the machines themselves. the pictures are better. The book quality itself is better. Mark addresses misinformation that has been rampant in some areas that's cropped up after the original edition, such as tensioning. There is additional usage content.The book disappointed me on its coverage of patterns and jigs, however. The information provided on both is minimal and neither terribly well written nor presented. I give the book pretty high marks as the best basic bandsaw book out there, but it does not rise to the level to which the title aspires - "Everything You Need to Know ...", nor does it make a case for the bandsaw as the "Most Important Saw in the Shop". I regard this book as a must-own for basic machine setup, usage, and maintenance, but would look to other sources for information beyond that.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely Helpful Guide for Band Saw Operation and Use, Jun 27 2009
By Photo_Bob "PhotoBug" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The New Complete Guide to the Band Saw: Everything You Need to Know about the Most Important Saw in the Shop (Paperback)
I recently purchased a new 12" band saw and found this book very helpful. The questions on my mind were what blades should I buy, how tight should the blade tension be, and how much can I push my band saw for resawing wood logs. All of these questions and more were answered in this guide. Now that I've had the band saw for about a month, I've looked for other sources to make some resaw jigs. I've always enjoyed wood working but lost a finger to a table saw in my youth. Now I read first and operate second to prevent that from happening again. I read some of the other reviews and disagree - this book was excellent for someone who wants to know what size band saw to buy or how to get the most out of the band saw. I've already resawed many firewood logs that proved to much better on the inside than I imagined. I'm almost hesitate to use our wood stove as the band clearly illustrates how great the grain truly is in any wood log. Once you get a band saw there are too many questions that come up - blade metallurgy, number of teeth, hardwood vs. softwood, cutting metal, size of logs to resaw, blade selection for various cuts, adjusting or resetting saw blade guides, minimizing saw dust (and there's a lot), etc. This book answered just about all of my questions and I highly recommend it to any one who wants to get the most out their equipment.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just read your Manual, Oct 19 2007
By John Mills - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The New Complete Guide to the Band Saw: Everything You Need to Know about the Most Important Saw in the Shop (Paperback)
I really didn't find anything useful in the manual. My Rikon manual covered the info in the book. Directions on the few jigs that were covered were a bit confusing and appeared to be missing info. There are not nearly as many jigs discussed as the cover implied.
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